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Tufts graduate student already transferred out of state before judge issued order to stay in Mass., prosecutor says — The Immigration and Customs Enforcement had already transferred Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk out of the state before a federal judge ordered her kept in Massachusetts …
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Exclusive: Trump's “pro-Hamas” purge could block foreign students from colleges — The Trump administration is discussing plans to try to block certain colleges from having any foreign students if it decides too many are “pro-Hamas,” senior Justice and State Department officials tell Axios.


Ambush arrest of Tufts student sparks new concerns about immigration crackdown — The arrest of a Tufts University student by hooded Homeland Security agents in plain clothes — caught on video on a suburban Boston street — is raising fresh questions about the Trump administration's aggressive crackdown …
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ICE Makes Another Student Disappear—and No One Knows Why
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UA student reportedly detained by ICE
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Rubio says State Department has revoked more than 300 student visas
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Elise Stefanik's nomination to be U.N. ambassador withdrawn, Trump says — Washington — Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination to be U.N. ambassador has been withdrawn, President Trump confirmed Thursday, with the president saying he's asked her to remain in Congress.
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Trump pulls Elise Stefanik's nomination after last-minute panic — The Trump administration will leave Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) in the House, just days before the Senate was finally ready to move on her nomination as UN ambassador. — Why it matters: Stefanik has waited for months …


Trump Asks Stefanik to Withdraw Bid to Be U.N. Ambassador — The president said he wanted the New York Republican to stay in Congress to bolster the party's slim House margin and protect her seat. — President Trump on Thursday said he had asked Representative Elise Stefanik …
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Trump is preparing to pull Elise Stefanik's nomination to be U.N. ambassador
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White House pulls Stefanik's UN ambassador nomination amid concern over narrow Republican House majority


RFK Jr. Plans 10,000 Job Cuts in Major Restructuring of Health Department — Changes would reshape the nation's health agencies and close regional offices — WASHINGTON—Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to significantly cut the size of the department he leads …
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Internal White House document details layoff plans across U.S. agencies — While officials stressed the estimates were subject to change, the snapshot suggests how agencies are working to meet Trump's mandate to shrink government. — Just now — Federal officials are preparing for agencies …
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RFK Jr. announces big cuts to Department of Health and Human Services
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Bondi Indicates Signal Chat Episode Will Not Be Criminally Investigated — The attorney general said the focus should be on the success of the U.S. military strike in Yemen, not that military information was shared in advance in a group text among top officials.


Trump says US will ‘go as far as we have to’ to get control of Greenland — The president suggested that “the world needs us to have Greenland.” — President Donald Trump speaks to the press before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Mar. 26, 2025 in Washington.
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Israel Supplied Intelligence in Airstrike Discussed in Signal Chat, Officials say — Houthi missile expert was tracked with help of Israeli human source in Yemen — WASHINGTON—Israel provided sensitive intelligence from a human source in Yemen on a key Houthi military operative targeted …


A DHS staffer faces serious punishment for accidentally adding a reporter to a group email — The episode, which has not been previously reported, raises questions about unequal punishment for inadvertent leakers in the Trump administration. — A federal worker accidentally includes …


Trump Accidentally Reveals Just How Clueless He Is on Basic Intel — The American public knew before Donald Trump that top administration officials had conducted airstrikes on Yemen via a Signal chat, and now it appears that the president has been left in the dark on other intelligence matters too.
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Signal Chat Leak Angers U.S. Military Pilots — Men and women who have taken to the air on behalf of the United States expressed bewilderment after the leak of attack plans. “You're going to kill somebody,” one pilot said. — The intelligence breach was bad enough, current and former fighter pilots said.
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Airline Demand Between Canada & United States Collapses, Down 70%+ — Recently, I wrote about how we're seeing a general softening of demand for travel to the United States, for a variety of reasons. There's no denying that the most contentious situation is between Canada and the United States …
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What's next for Waltz and Hegseth — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — Good Thursday morning. This is Jack Blanchard, already excited for my first cup of tea with Marjorie Taylor Greene. — More importantly ... This is my first Opening Day and the forecast looks great.


This Is the Land of Wolves Now — 1. POWs — Two weeks ago Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act, a law that grants the president extraordinary powers during times of war. Here's his proclamation: … Some of the individuals who have been apprehended under the Alien Enemies Act …
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Justice Department eyes combining ATF and DEA as part of broad restructuring — Justice Department leadership is proposing combining the two agencies responsible for enforcing drug and gun laws as part of a dramatic restructuring of the department, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press.
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Justice Department proposes merging ATF with DEA, other major changes
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UK's Gun Control Worked So Good They're Now Targeting ‘Ninja Swords’ — The United Kingdom has some of the most restrictive gun control laws in the world. Many were passed after a mass shooting in Dunblaine, Scotland, but have also been advanced as a way to address violent crime.
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New York County Clerk Blocks Texas Court Filing Against Doctor Over Abortion Pills — The showdown catapults the interstate abortion wars to a new level. — A New York county clerk on Thursday blocked Texas from filing a legal action against a New York doctor for prescribing and sending abortion pills to a Texas woman.
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Cassidy says RFK Jr. briefed him on HHS job cuts, but reported study on vaccines, autism didn't come up — Senator had previously secured health secretary's commitments on support for vaccines — WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Cassidy, the chairman of the Senate health committee …
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Elon Musk pressured Reddit's CEO on content moderation — Reddit took action after Musk messaged CEO Steve Huffman about users blocking X links and threatening DOGE staffers. … Nearly two months ago, Elon Musk went on a public crusade against Reddit. — On X, he said it was “insane” …


75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving … - Alexandra Witze — You can also search for this author in — PubMed Google Scholar — The massive changes in US research brought about by the new administration of President Donald Trump are causing many scientists …
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How Major Car Brands Are Affected by Trump's Tariffs — The scale of the damage depends on the circumstances of each company's supply chain. — The tariffs on cars and auto parts that President Trump announced on Wednesday will have far-reaching effects on automakers in the United States and abroad.
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The big government spending Maga voters cannot live without — In many places where Trump is hugely popular, residents are increasingly reliant on state income transfers. The issue could fracture the Republican party — Our Lady of the Angels hospital in Bogalusa, a small Louisiana town …


Senate votes to overturn CFPB overdraft rule, in new blow for agency — The Senate voted 52-48 on Thursday to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule capping the overdraft fees that banks can charge, in another blow to the beleaguered agency. The resolution under …
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White House to DOGE employees: Preserve your Signal records — The recordkeeping instructions come amid fallout from the “Signalgate” scandal. — The White House, reeling from the revelation that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive military attack plans with colleagues …
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Top MS-13 leader arrested in Virginia — Authorities made the arrest just south of Washington, DC — U.S. authorities have captured the MS-13 top leader for the U.S. East Coast, the FBI announced on Thursday. — Officials captured the 24-year-old suspect in Woodbridge, Virginia …
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‘Something stinks’: Elon Musk, congressional Republicans target Democrats' main fundraising machine — ActBlue, a fundraising juggernaut for liberal candidates and causes, is facing stepped-up scrutiny and criticism from Republicans on Capitol Hill and allies of President Donald Trump …